Channel 4 – Page 70
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NewsC4 reveals sports tenders winners
Whisper Films and FilmNova are to produce two of Channel 4’s major sporting events following a competitive pitch process.
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NewsC4 comedy shake-up revealed
Channel 4’s comedy commissioning team is set for a major shake-up, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsC4 to lift lid on cabbies taking 'The Knowledge'
Channel 4 is taking The Knowledge with London black cab drivers and watching the greatest kids movies, in two separate one-off docs.
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NewsNewman & Baron Cohen win debut order
Andrew Newman and Sacha Baron Cohen’s fledgling indie Spelthorne Community Television has picked up its debut commission – a comedy short for Channel 4.
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NewsPhil Clarke: C4 comedy co-pro gamble has paid off
Phil Clarke claimed that Channel 4’s US comedy co-production gamble has paid off and helped open the door for transatlantic talent.
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NewsFMUK hires C4’s Humphreys
Fremantle Media UK (FMUK) has handed Liam Humphreys control of its non-scripted indie portfolio, and will ask its labels to work together more closely under his leadership.
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NewsJay Hunt reveals strategy and issues lifestyle challenge
Channel 4’s Jay Hunt has called for big ideas with social awareness and stronger lifestyle programming, claiming the latter is “stuck in a rut” across British television.
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NewsCommissioners urged to take talent risks
The TV industry must take more risks with senior production talent, put a stop to its ‘coffee shop’ hiring culture and offer pathways for career progression to attract and retain a diverse workforce.
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NewsC4 to air full series of Bake Off this year
Jay Hunt has revealed that the eighth series of The Great British Bake Off will air on Channel 4 in 2017.
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NewsSky buys C4-backed True North
True North has become the first of Channel 4’s Growth Fund investments to be sold, with Sky acquiring a majority stake in the indie.
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NewsFirecrest to diversify after securing C4 investment
Scottish current affairs indie Firecrest Films is to diversify into factual formats, features and history and science programming after receiving investment from Channel 4’s Growth Fund.
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NewsC4 lifts the lid on Crystal Maze revival
The number of young viewers that watched Channel 4’s The Crystal Maze celebrity revival last year was a driving force behind the decision to bring back the cult gameshow for a supersized series.
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NewsTV steps up fake news fight
British broadcasters are redoubling efforts to fight the phenomenon of fake news after pouring resource into fact-checking units.
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NewsBroadcasters bump New Year shows
Channel 4 and Channel 5 have bumped two primetime shows following poor ratings performances.
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NewsWife Swap rebooted for Brexit special
Wife Swap is to return to Channel 4 for a Brexit-themed special.
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NewsC4's Jilly Pearce to head Objective USA
Channel 4 commissioner Jilly Pearce is leaving the broadcaster to head up Objective’s US division.
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NewsThe Crystal Maze supersized by C4
Channel 4 has commissioned a supersized order of cult gameshow The Crystal Maze following its successful revival last year.
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NewsRalph Lee expands C4 factual team
Channel 4 has appointed three commissioning editors to its factual department as it prepares for the long-term renewal of its existing factual slate.
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NewsStreetmate rebooted by Channel 4
Channel 4 is reviving classic dating series Streetmate as a daytime format after it aired a one-off special as part of Stand Up To Cancer.
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NewsC4 commissions crash site challenge
A group of engineers will be challenged to escape from a variety of “catastrophic” crash sites in Channel 4’s latest factual entertainment order.


















